Historical Development of Science The Beginning of Radio Telegraphy

Abstract

The great work and discoveries of the Marchese Guglielmo Marconi and brief newspaper reports of his present activities (including the directional transmission of energy by radio as a commercial proposition) tend to conceal the fact that Marconi is not, as is frequently stated, the "father of radio". The Marchese himself is the first to deny such a claim, and to give the credit where it is due. It is always difficult to fix beginnings, because every scientist builds on the work of others; in this case it is not so difficult.